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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November i, 1907. 



STEEL ARMORED IGNITION CABLE. 



This is something that is new in the way of cables and is 

 covered by recent patents. It consists of a special rubber cable 

 protected by a flexible steel armor. Several layers of rubber 

 alternate with layers of a new compound, and the whole is cov- 

 ered by a paraffined waterproof braid. The last braid is em- 

 braced by a strong steel armor which, although protecting the 

 cable against injury, does not by any means interfere with its 

 flexibility. The steel armor is brought into conducting con- 

 nection with the ground by means of a wire coiled around it. The 

 advantage of this invention manifests itself in an increase of 

 the spark in the plug, in some cases more than doubling its 

 efficiency, it is said. The application of the smaller size to the 

 primary circuit brings the spark in the circuit breaker, resulting 

 from a poor coil to complete disappearance, thus lengthening the 



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 Steel Armored Ignition Cable. 



life of the circuit breaker. The cable is sold cut to the desired 

 length for each motor and iitted out with special terminals ready 

 to be hooked to the engine without any additional work whatso- 

 ever. It is now being used in some of the large American and 

 European automobile factories. [Herz & Co., Nos. 203-205 

 Lafayette street, New York.] 



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PORTABLE WHEEL TANK FOR GASOLENE. 



the use of this tank the old method of drawing gasolene 



from a tank into an open can and then transferring this to the 

 desired car is done away with entirely, likewise its attending 

 dangers. To meet the demand for a safe and convenient method 

 of filling a number of cars with gasolene, this tank has been 



perfected, and so far fa- 

 cilitates the labor of the 

 garage that each car 

 may be filled without 

 the necessity of moving 

 any. The tank can be 

 wheeled to any part of 

 the garage, or if desired, 

 to the curbing, to fill the 

 car of some transient 

 autoist. And the best 

 part of it all is that the 

 gasolene is never ex- 

 posed to the air. In or- 

 der to fill the wheel tank 

 the gasolene hose, at- 

 tached to the hose noz- 

 zle of a long distance 

 ])ump, is inserted and 

 tlie desired amount is 

 drawn, and the gallon 

 meter on the pump will 

 register the amount of 

 gasolene delivered to the wheel tank, preventing any over- 

 flow and serving as a check on the garage attendant. 

 Then, wheeling the tank to the car to be filled, the gasolene hose 

 is inserted in the reservoir of the car and the required amount 

 pumped. The discharge register on the pump will tally the 

 number of gallons delivered at each operation. The receptacle 

 on the front of the tank is provided for the office copy of the 

 charge slip, and is locked and can only be opened by the person 

 authorized to attend to it and provided with a key. The hose 



Wheel T.\nk for G.\solene. 



provided with each outfit is especially constructed to withstand 

 the destructive effects of gasolene. The nozzle which is inserted 

 in the reservoir of the car is so placed that evaporation is pre- 

 vented and a shut-off screw controls the gasolene supply at the 

 pump and also at the car. The wheels and also the guide 

 wheels are provided with rubber tires, and each tank is provided 

 with a magnetic gage which tells at a glance the amount of 

 gasolene remaining. [S. F. Bowser & Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, In- 

 diana.] 



TIRE TRUNK AND COAT RAIL BAG. 



The perfect safety of this little tire trunk is one of the 

 strongest appeals it makes to the autoist. First, it is so con- 

 structed that the cover locks and then the trunk is locked to the 

 spare tire into which it fits, although it can be carried on the 



Nath.nn Tire Trunk, 



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N.\TH.\N Coat Rail Bag. 



top of cars with stationary tops. Inner tubes and the many 

 other articles indispensable to the tourist may be easily and 

 safely placed in this receptacle and, though out of the way when 



not in use, most accessible in the 

 time of need. It is made in two 

 sizes, each being made in two 

 depths. For 30 and 32 inch tires 

 there is the 6 inch depth, and for 

 34 and 36 inch tires the 9 inch 

 depth. Besides black enamel, the 

 trunks can be made in colors — 

 maroon, blue, red, green, white, 

 yellow and French grey. One of 

 the illustrations shows the trunk 

 in position and partly opened. The 

 Coat Rail Bag is also a useful ac- 

 cessory. It is suspended from the coat rail of the car and does 

 not interfere with the use of the rail. The bags are all made 

 24 inches long and 24, 30, and 36 inches wide, according to the 

 width of the rail. The two large pockets can be used to 

 carry road maps, veils, caps, gauntlets, and the like, while in 

 the small pockets the goggles and smaller articles may rest 

 securely. Hats, coats, and other articles may be stored in the 

 bags, as occasion may require. They are made of grey mackin- 

 tosh, black rubber cloth, and fabric leather in colors. [Nathan 

 Novelty Manufacturing Co., Nos. 84-90 Reade street. New York.] 



A PNEUMATIC HELMET. 



Track cycle racing, paced by motor bicycles, which is still in 

 vogue in various parts of Europe, ranks among the most danger- 

 ous sports of the day. This sport particularly is referred to as 

 having been the cause of bringing into existence the pneumatic 

 helmet, which consists of a leather cap shaped like a football, 

 containing a rubber bladder. This is pumped up, .nnd if the 

 motor-cyclist is precipitated against a w-all the rublier buffer 

 saves his neck. 



